MIT investigates how the Oreo crumbles
27 April 2022
As researchers reveal new insights into how creme-filled sandwich biscuits split apart, Feedback also ponders a new ruling on the cakey-ness of flapjacks, and Dutch cannibalism in the 19th century
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Striking images of the International Space Station and space shuttles
27 April 2022
These detailed images from photographer Roland Miller’s new book Orbital Planes offer a privileged peek inside NASA’s space shuttle programme
This week’s new questions
27 April 2022
How can I calculate when to bring my washing in to avoid dew forming on it? And why do wagtails wag their tails?
Why are the lichens distributed in this way on this sign (pictured)?
27 April 2022
The surfaces appear to have the same texture, but readers suggest looking closer – and this might explain why the lichens appear to be attracted to certain parts of the sign
We are told “eat your greens”, but are these essential for our diet?
27 April 2022
One reader extolls the virtues of eating green plants, whereas another argues that you can get the same nutrition from other sources
Horizon Forbidden West review: An engrossing video game sequel
27 April 2022
The story of Aloy, a hunter in a future world ravaged by climate change and dominated by robotic animals, continues in an open-world game that is even better than its predecessor Horizon Zero Dawn, says Jacob Aron
Don't miss: Alienarium 5, an artist's vision of contact with aliens
27 April 2022
New Scientist's weekly round-up of the best books, films, TV series, games and more that you shouldn't miss
Shining Girls review: TV sci-fi thriller is a mind-bending puzzle
27 April 2022
Elisabeth Moss is after a killer who is defying all known laws of reality in Shining Girls, an unsettling Apple TV+ adaptation of Lauren Beukes's science-fiction thriller
The Matter of Everything review: A pacy look at 20th-century physics
27 April 2022
From the discovery of the first subatomic particle to the confirmation of the Higgs boson in 2012, Suzie Sheehy's account of experiments that changed our world is detailed but lively
Five reasons why nuclear power just doesn't add up
27 April 2022
